PROCLAMATION

Commonwealth of   By His Excellency the

Australia   Governor-General of

N. M. STEPHEN  the Commonwealth of

Governor-General  Australia

I, SIR NINIAN MARTIN STEPHEN, the Governor-

General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the

advice of the Federal Executive Council in pursuance of sub-

section 40 (3) of the Family Law Act 1975 and section 4 of

the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby fix 25 November

1983 as the date on and after which proceedings that are

matrimonial causes referred to in paragraph 39 (5) (a) or (b)

of the Family Law Act 1975 or that are proceedings referred

to in paragraph 39 (5) (c), (d) or (e) of that Act may not be

instituted or transferred to the Supreme Courts of the

States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South

Australia and Tasmania or to the Supreme Courts of the Aus-

tralian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island. 

(L.S.)   GIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal of

Australia on 23 November 1983.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GARETH EVANS

Attorney-General

  GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!